There is a significant gap in research on occupational health and safety in Africa. This study addresses this need by investigating the potential of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to develop health information systems that cater specifically to the requirements of occupational...
Download PDF ↓Annually, burns result in more than 7.1 million injuries and more than 250,000 deaths worldwide, with the vast majority being in low and middle income countries. In Zambia, at Kabwe Central Hospital, burn trauma is one of the commonest causes of trauma admissions in surgical wards. To mitigate...
Download PDF ↓Zambia has a long history of mining and a large known resource base of copper, emeralds, and other deposits. Despite these benefits, accidents and injuries have continued to occur. This Study sought to examine Occupational Health and Safety systems of selected mining companies on the Copperbelt...
Download PDF ↓Zambia has a long history of mining and a large known resource base of copper, emeralds, and other deposits. Despite these benefits, accidents and injuries have continued to occur. This Study sought to examine Occupational Health and Safety systems of selected mining companies on the Copperbelt...
Download PDF ↓Research into dust exposure in the road construction industry and the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Zambia has not been extensively conducted despite the respiratory symptoms forming the primary burden of occupational illnesses in Zambia. The absence of literature in this industry on...
Download PDF ↓The subject of occupational health hazards, accidents and injuries is becoming a major problem. Although they are on the rise, they are poorly documented in many parts of Zambia and thus inadequate information accessible to several stakeholders. Consequently, the socio-economic effects of...
Download PDF ↓Background: Low back pain (LBP) is an important cause of disability and work absenteeism. World health organization defines Disability as impairment of activity-limitations, participation restriction. The majority of low back pain stems from benign musculoskeletal problems and it is referred to...
Download PDF ↓Radiation exposure and its potential complications is one of the most important issues in occupational health. Implementation of proper occupational health system may have an important bearing not only on the health of the population occupationally exposed to radiation but also on the health and...
Download PDF ↓Tuberculosis (TB) is classified as one of the occupational diseases and Health Care Workers (HCWs) are considered one of the vulnerable groups to acquiring TB due to its mode of transmission. The health facility being a source of infection for the HCWs creates a vicious cycle of TB infection back...
ABSTRACT This study was based on a research conducted at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka. The research was as an assessment of the occupational health and safety situation in hospitals, taking UTH as a case study because of its large size and representativeness, since it has...